Scientific Presence — Texas

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Patents Received by Businesses, Universities & Outposts

Patent Grants 2009 to 2013

This table reflects patents granted to organizations — national and international corporations, universities, government agencies, businesses, and other organizations — where the first named inventor, the first inventor on the patent, identified Texas as their place of residence. Organizations are included on the list if they received 5 or more utility patents in the calendar years cited.

This list will help you understand which companies headquartered in the state or having outposts there are working with local inventors to create patented inventions, the new science and technology companies and universities seek to commercialize.

Patents

713 Organizations | 3,663 Individual Inventors

This table reflects the companies that received patents where the first named inventors are from Texas. Official count and ranking are based on the First—Named Inventor on the patent. The USPTO Official Count attributes a patent to a state based on the residence of the first-named inventor. Source: USPTO

Who Received The Patents

Organizations | First-Named Assignee

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

767

789

825

886

732

3999

INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT

565

790

703

744

861

3663

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED

429

556

544

526

509

2564

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

189

263

257

275

262

1246

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

138

223

211

197

202

971

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

206

221

183

140

161

911

DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.

184

163

193

193

165

898

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.

152

173

150

151

151

777

AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

68

85

115

202

267

737

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

86

109

107

124

193

619

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

88

111

109

123

148

579

EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.

80

116

106

70

89

461

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)

8

76

101

112

139

436

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

54

78

71

111

113

427

SHELL OIL COMPANY

62

83

51

61

84

341

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.

0

20

43

92

163

318

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION

55

52

53

66

70

296

SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

54

54

59

60

69

296

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

49

60

62

64

41

276

DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

24

44

48

66

85

267

EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY

25

39

32

58

76

230

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

54

37

50

34

43

218

RAYTHEON COMPANY

19

19

56

56

57

207

SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC.

26

54

37

38

42

197

WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.

26

49

49

34

39

197

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

30

43

21

34

43

171

NOKIA CORPORATION

47

40

29

23

13

152

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

29

35

15

28

45

152

FUJITSU LIMITED

31

31

22

20

40

144

CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

29

40

22

23

29

143

WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY

20

32

30

32

28

142

NIKE, INC.

5

16

33

40

42

136

ALCATEL LUCENT

19

30

32

25

27

133

FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.

23

17

27

32

32

131

VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

17

18

26

32

38

131

QUALCOMM, INC.

10

26

22

35

33

126

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED

0

3

13

46

56

118

FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

1

8

14

29

61

113

GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

5

37

34

23

14

113

INTEL CORPORATION

25

28

29

15

15

112

TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY

17

23

17

33

21

111

FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

17

23

23

25

22

110

KCI LICENSING, INC.

10

14

15

37

34

110

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

12

8

20

25

44

109

APPLE, INC.

0

2

11

27

68

108

TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

33

30

22

12

11

108

VETCO GRAY INC

10

16

19

41

22

108

CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9

13

16

21

47

106

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

18

25

26

15

16

100

MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.

9

25

23

19

20

96

HRD CORP.

5

8

21

23

27

84

M-I L.L.C

17

14

19

12

21

83

VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC

13

23

19

11

16

82

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

5

13

14

18

30

80

KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC

11

13

21

18

17

80

ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.

9

8

19

25

16

77

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

17

10

17

10

23

77

FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

10

17

18

19

12

76

CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC

14

21

9

15

15

74

COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA

12

8

17

16

20

73

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, L.P.

14

18

12

14

15

73

NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.)

4

0

17

33

18

72

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

5

13

9

15

29

71

CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP

12

11

13

13

21

70

NVIDIA CORPORATION

7

11

13

21

18

70

SIGMATEL INC.

21

30

12

5

1

69

ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

0

14

15

22

14

65

TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.

0

1

12

23

29

65

NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED

31

19

14

0

0

64

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9

6

5

13

30

63

CYBERONICS, INC.

7

14

15

9

18

63

NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO, L.P.

2

6

10

16

28

62

ALCON, INC.

13

33

15

0

0

61

ARM LIMITED

7

10

18

12

14

61

BJ SERVICES CO

23

30

6

0

1

60

STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.

13

13

14

13

6

59

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

7

7

10

10

24

58

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.

8

13

14

13

8

56

FINISAR CORPORATION

14

19

5

12

5

55

HYDRIL USA MANUFACTURING LLC

2

10

3

18

20

53

UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US)

5

11

11

12

14

53

ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.

1

9

10

16

15

51

SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.

1

11

13

6

19

50

WESTERNGECO, LLC

3

10

12

9

14

48

SPANSION LLC

1

14

11

13

8

47

AGERE SYSTENS LLC

14

13

8

5

5

45

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.

6

10

19

4

6

45

BMC SOFTWARE, INC.

5

13

6

8

11

43

BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.

3

8

10

8

14

43

LIFESIZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

5

9

10

11

8

43

CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES

9

10

6

9

8

42

LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC.

0

5

2

10

25

42

APPLIED NANOTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

8

12

5

9

7

41

GENBAND US LLC

0

5

20

11

5

41

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

6

19

12

2

1

40

KRATON POLYMERS US LLC

14

6

11

4

5

40

MARY KAY INC.

0

1

6

14

19

40

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